Where in the world has the first new years?? Does anyone know where I can find that out or knows what country is the first to see tomorrow??? lol
2006-12-30 18:14:32 · 19 answers · asked by dcj787 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
It becomes 2007 first at the time zone just east of the international date line in the pacific ocean. The new year travels east from there going all around the world across Australia, Asia, Europe, then America, and finally ends when it reaches the international date line again.
2006-12-30 18:37:43 · answer #1 · answered by I don't think so 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how you look at it.
Universal time is GMT or UCT as the americans call it. So if u wanna live by that fact then Greenwich, England and anywhere in that time zone is the place that experiences new year, alson with the rest of the world at that instant.
What people forget is that we could all live by day and night with no time. Time is just there to keep track of things, time zones make it seemingly more sociable. If we all lived by UCT, it would be dark when waking up and dark when going to bed for some....but people would switch just to live by different timings.
Realistically speaking, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and the far east of russia are among the first. I am guessing hawaii are probably the last.
I also once read an article about how some people who live close to the date line, catch a flight over it to celebrate new years twice. A bit extreme if u ask me!
2006-12-31 07:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by John W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tiny South Pacific islands of Kiribati
2006-12-31 22:17:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first countries are the little bitty pacific islands, New Zealand, and surprisingly Russia (the east part, Siberia)
2006-12-31 10:55:04 · answer #4 · answered by argentina1989 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do a search for "world time zones" or "time zones." I'm pretty sure Australia or Japan are the farthest east and therefore hit New Years first.
2006-12-31 02:15:58 · answer #5 · answered by c-reb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greenwich, England
2006-12-31 03:18:39 · answer #6 · answered by Save_Us.925 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Aukland in 4 hours and 35 minutes
2006-12-31 02:25:18 · answer #7 · answered by mom_in_love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the international date line is approx 100 miles east of new zealand so in approx 5hrs time will be 24 00 hrs there
Tis 18.19 now in eastern australia
2006-12-31 02:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by old dick withers 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually people say Japan but the answer is Wellington, New Zealand cuz it has sunrise before japan.
2006-12-31 14:39:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seriously, I believe it is either New Zealand or Australia...that's where everyone was focused on the eve of Y2k.
2006-12-31 02:17:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋